It's really pathetic that WH2 has consistently more players that WH3. There are just so many problems with 3. From little things like removing the Knowledgeable trait and replacing it with something useless, to huge things like the campaign sucking ass and the chaos rift mechanic. Even if you conquer the entire map the rifts still pop up. A massive fuck you to whoever came up with that idea.
It's also pathetic that in 3 months post release the only new thing that is going to be added to the game is a few Regiments of Renown, whoopee. If the numbers are so bad now, wait another 5 months. Yes Immortal Empires will bring a lot of people back, me included to play my fave WH2 Legendary Lords....but there's just so many shit core gameplay elements that idk how fun even the new combined map will be.
For certain, this roadmap just proves how much time this game still needed for development. It was released way too early, and they fucking blew it. What a shame. Hopefully they can make a decent game out of it eventually. But yeah, if you waited to buy the game, you made a smart decision. I definitely wish I had waited for Immortal Empires to buy.